Peter Rowley

The whole town is in preparation for the annual Ballarat Agricultural Fair. But tragedy strikes when a farmer is found dead at the bottom of the cow pen. Locals blame livestock for trampling the man but Doctor Blake isn’t convinced. While Jean deals with the anniversary of her husband’s death, Blake investigates the murder of the farmer and soon opens the door to the complex world of agriculture, gambling and emotional entanglements.

Eli (Timothy Omundson) tries to overthrow the gods by battling Ares (Kevin Smith); Xena (Lucy Lawless) learns the identity of her baby's father. At a town meeting, Petracles (James Gaylyn) preaches that it's time for the people to stop serving the gods. When a villager disagrees and pulls a knife on him, Xena's chakram sails in and cuts the scythe of another armed villager in half.

A tabloid reporter (guest star Michael Hurst) tries to get the scoop on Xena (Lucy Lawless) and her motivation for her quest to obtain the legendary golden apples from Valhalla. With Renee O'Connor.